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diff --git a/doc/manual/packages/garbage-collection.xml b/doc/manual/packages/garbage-collection.xml index 03b8e4c976c1..a1b0ef22a11e 100644 --- a/doc/manual/packages/garbage-collection.xml +++ b/doc/manual/packages/garbage-collection.xml @@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ garbage collector as follows: <screen> $ nix-store --gc</screen> +The behaviour of the gargage collector is affected by the <literal>keep- +derivations</literal> (default: true) and <literal>keep-outputs</literal> +(default: false) options in the Nix configuration file. The defaults will ensure +that all derivations that are not build-time dependencies of garbage collector roots +will be collected but that all output paths that are not runtime dependencies +will be collected. (This is usually what you want, but while you are developing +it may make sense to keep outputs to ensure that rebuild times are quick.) + If you are feeling uncertain, you can also first view what files would be deleted: |